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Fragile X Gene Follow-Up Analysis

Louisiana rates for HCPCS 81244

A laboratory test on a blood sample that measures the length of a repeated stretch of DNA in the FMR1 gene and checks whether that gene has been chemically switched off. It is done after an initial screen has shown a change, in order to define the change precisely. Alterations in this gene cause fragile X syndrome, an inherited cause of learning disability.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Fragile X Gene Follow-Up Analysis cost?

$56.23

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $56.23 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $53.70 from a physician practice, and about $61.66 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$53.70$45.71 to $58.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$61.66$53.70 to $117

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $62 · 10th to 90th $45 to $162Professionalmedian $54 · 10th to 90th $27 to $162
$20$50$100$200facility $62professional $54

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$295.12
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$141.25
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$48.98
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$208.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$69.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$44.67
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$63.10

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in Alaska than in Rhode Island. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Louisiana· 7th of 51

$56.23

AK $100RI $28.18

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.